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The Warriors have picked up their team option for Marreese Speights for the 2015-16 season.

It's a good deal for the Warriors, who will owe Speights around $3.8 million for this upcoming season. The Warriors have drafted two solid young power forwards in the last two drafts in Kevon Looney and James Michael McAdoo, so they'll be looking to unload David Lee. Jun 29 - 2:47 PM

The Warriors may have had a solid pickup last year with James Michael McAdoo and they also went power forward with Kevon Looney at 30. The Warriors will be looking to unload David Lee in the next few months. Jun 26 - 3:16 AM

Marreese Speights has not played a single minute for the Warriors since his missed dunk during Game 2, but he's not letting that shake his confidence.

"Why would it be in my head?" Speights said regarding the missed dunk. "I played five minutes. Yeah, I missed a dunk, but at the end of the day, it happens in this league. People don’t realize I was plus-four that game. My confidence is always high no matter what it is." Speights is a confident guy, and he'll jack up as many shots as the Warriors will let him take, however that missed dunk did end up being significant as the Dubs lost Game 2 in overtime by just two points. It's unclear if he'll get into the rotation during Game 4, but if he does, it won't be for much more than a five-minute stint. Jun 11 - 5:24 PM

Marreese Speights played nine minutes against the Cavs in a Game 1 win on Thursday with eight points, three rebounds, one assist and one turnover.

He gave the Warriors a nice boost in the first half to help them overcome their slow start. Speights loves to take his shots while he's out there as one of the higher usage rate big men in the NBA. If the Warriors stall on offense, Speights seems to be part of the solution. His calf issue is behind him. Jun 5 - 12:32 AM

Kevon Looney said he's working with coach Ron Adams to improve his footwork on his shot.

Looney was taking 3-pointers towards the end of summer league and said he's just working on taking what the defense gives him. The UCLA rookie slipped a bit in the draft due to a hip injury, but he looks like a very good value at No. 30. In six Vegas games, Looney averaged 9.3 points, 7.3 boards, 1.0 blocks and 0.5 treys. He's behind James Michael McAdoo and won't get minutes to start the season.